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government vehicle in mexico city. were corrupt mexican police officers purposely targeting american officials? all of that and breaking news the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. >> reporter: one race, two candidates, three debates and the night everyone has been waiting for. i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. jenna: the night is finally here. i'm jenna leave. welcome to the second hour of "happening now." now is certainly a big night.ntr romney face-to-face for the first time on stage with an estimated 60 million americans watching, just about the same amount that is watching us right now. >> reporter: a little shy of that. jenna: a little shy of that. most voters have already made up their minds. the candidates are out to win over a shrinking number of undecideds. the key for president obama to sit out his narrow lead without a mishap while governor romney apparently needs to shakeup the rape. we'll see what our fox news political analyst brit hume thinks about that. what are you watching for in the
government vehicle in mexico city. were corrupt mexican police officers purposely targeting american officials? all of that and breaking news the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. >> reporter: one race, two candidates, three debates and the night everyone has been waiting for. i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. jenna: the night is finally here. i'm jenna leave. welcome to the second hour of "happening now." now is certainly a big night.ntr romney...
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many americans are too dependent on government. and a similar "gallup poll" right after the democratic convention found nearly 2/3 of independents think government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. is there a disconnect between the president and independent voters? joining us now to talk about it, brad woodhouse. he is the communications director for the democratic national committee. sean spicer, the communications director for the republican national committee. good to see you both. brad, let me start with you. when democrats were polled on this, 64%, we'll put it on the screen, 64% said the government should do more, not less. isn't the president and his party out of sync with the majority of americans 2/3 of independents, who believe the opposite? >> well, no, not at all. and in fact, this question doesn't get at the heart of what mitt romney said. i mean mitt romney just wrote off half the country saying that they were dependent victims. he wasn't talking about government progra
many americans are too dependent on government. and a similar "gallup poll" right after the democratic convention found nearly 2/3 of independents think government is trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses. is there a disconnect between the president and independent voters? joining us now to talk about it, brad woodhouse. he is the communications director for the democratic national committee. sean spicer, the communications director for the...
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he resigned after a government -- after a government scandal in that gym for eternity. now reports of even more taxpayers' dollars going to waste in washington. that's coming up. >> shepard: endangered species of a spider which frankly nobody has seen more than three decades has put a stop to a 15-million-dollar construction project. a biologist discovered one of these spiders. one of them a baracken bat cave mesh weaver when a hole opened in the middle of a highway project in san an tone glow. expert consulting for the texas department of transportation compared to find stumbling upon a new galapagos employees island. not -- island. including commuters when if ever they will restart the project. casey stegall live in our texas newsroom. what's so special about this spider. >> shepard, scientists thought it was perhapsics ticket. then the arrack -- turned up in the cave. by himself. only about the size of a dime. has no eyes. so why you ask all this fuss over our eight legged friend? >> every animal has a place somewhere in the ecosystem. there is no telling about this
he resigned after a government -- after a government scandal in that gym for eternity. now reports of even more taxpayers' dollars going to waste in washington. that's coming up. >> shepard: endangered species of a spider which frankly nobody has seen more than three decades has put a stop to a 15-million-dollar construction project. a biologist discovered one of these spiders. one of them a baracken bat cave mesh weaver when a hole opened in the middle of a highway project in san an tone...
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interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all of this? one official at justice resigned and another retired in the wake of this scandal. another 14 officials may face disciplinary actions because of operation fast & furious. jay sekulow from the center for law and justice has behind this pursuit. for so long we heard about brian terry and we heard about the others in mexico who were also affected by operation fast & furious. now to hear these parents, to see the faces of these teenagers and to see the blood in the hallway on the ground and to know in some cases it has been traced back to these guns is heart wrenching. >> it many he
interestingment. >> reporter: the mexican government has remained silent. unwilling to criticize it northern neighbor. >> they only want the benefits from the politics. >> reporter: the univision identified 60 additional weapons tied to fast and furious. but it's the victims at a birthday party that outrages critics. paul ryan joined 30 house members calling for attorney general eric holder's resignation. martha: should eric holder resign u.s. attorney general because of all...
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>> of course the goal of the government is justice. that is the goal of the prosecutor and in the military and outside the military and goal of the defense to insure the accused gets a fair and zealous defense. and here, the military justice system has a unique little twist here, jenna. that is this. whereas in the civilian world you plead guilty to a crime and then the judge will issue a sentence, in the military justice system the defense and prosecution go to the command who owns the accused. here it is called the convening authority. and then negotiate a cap on confinement. so khadr pleaded guilty to killing specialist chris speer and injuring this gentleman who was with you yesterday. the jury sentenced him to a long period of time, not knowing what the cap was exactly. jenna: right. >> not knowing there was a cap on confinement the jury does what they thought was right, issues a 40-year sentence. then the judge opens up paperwork after they do their sentence and says, well the capital confinement is this. jenna: just to be clear,
>> of course the goal of the government is justice. that is the goal of the prosecutor and in the military and outside the military and goal of the defense to insure the accused gets a fair and zealous defense. and here, the military justice system has a unique little twist here, jenna. that is this. whereas in the civilian world you plead guilty to a crime and then the judge will issue a sentence, in the military justice system the defense and prosecution go to the command who owns the...
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embass neislamabad, pakistan, warning americans to stay away from government buildings and several major hotels, citing a general threat, an alert issued by the pakistani security officials n. venezuela, voters are going to the polls right now. at stake, social president's hugo chavez' 14-year control of power in that country. later on today in cape canaveral, 34 da, the first privately contracted supply mission to the international space station is scheduled to left off later on tonight. >> background, we found it on principle that all men are created equal. and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. >> jamie: well, that was president john f. kennedy, delivering his historic address in 1964. it was a speech that changed the national debate on civil rights. well, here we are with an election 30 days away. and the debates are in spule swing. a new book, presidential courage, three speeches that changed america, takes a look at the moments that have truly inspire period our nation. warren kozak is the author and he is here live. >> thanks for
embass neislamabad, pakistan, warning americans to stay away from government buildings and several major hotels, citing a general threat, an alert issued by the pakistani security officials n. venezuela, voters are going to the polls right now. at stake, social president's hugo chavez' 14-year control of power in that country. later on today in cape canaveral, 34 da, the first privately contracted supply mission to the international space station is scheduled to left off later on tonight....
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jenna: do you think this company is actually working on behalf of the chinese government? is it almost like a spy agency on its own? >> they call it a national champion. china has deemed this particular company is a national champion meaning it's going to get all the support and finance that the chinese government can give it to be successful around the globe. we found instances of bribery and corruption, so that they could get not only here in the united states by the way but other nation states so it could get its equipment into these countries. we also found that this equipment had bugs and back doors and beaconing capability. what does that mean? remember, some of these routing systems, so your information flies across the rout route routers. people came forward to the committee saying this equipment would turn on and start beaconing. and we found that it was beaconing information that it did not have authorization or access to back to china. we know this is a serious, serious event. why we would open up our networks knowing that this information is out there? jenna: s
jenna: do you think this company is actually working on behalf of the chinese government? is it almost like a spy agency on its own? >> they call it a national champion. china has deemed this particular company is a national champion meaning it's going to get all the support and finance that the chinese government can give it to be successful around the globe. we found instances of bribery and corruption, so that they could get not only here in the united states by the way but other...
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every $10 the federal government comes up with, the local government's got to give a dollar. now, here's the thing. when 9/11 happened in new york city...: they waived the stafford act, said, this is too serious a problem. we can't expect new york city to rebuild on its own. forget that dollar you have to put in. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation! we don't expect to you come up with the money. here! here's the money to rebuild. we are not going to wait for to you scratch it together because you are part of the american family. what's happening down in new orleans? where's your dollar? where's your stafford act mony? makes no sense. tells me the bullet hasn't been taken out. [applause] tells me that somehow the people down in new orleans, they don't care about as much. >> sean: now, this notion that the government is turning its back on african-american communities while doing all it can for predominantly white areas is repeated throughout the speech. look at this. >> that's why we need additional fed
every $10 the federal government comes up with, the local government's got to give a dollar. now, here's the thing. when 9/11 happened in new york city...: they waived the stafford act, said, this is too serious a problem. we can't expect new york city to rebuild on its own. forget that dollar you have to put in. that was the right thing to do. when hurricane andrew struck in florida, people said, look at this devastation! we don't expect to you come up with the money. here! here's the money to...
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he wants to hire more government workers? he wants to pick with winners and losers solyndra, losers in his case. we know where that leads. we have seen the last four years. we don't want four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: the debate at the university on long island is going to include foreign policy. to that end the governor is rolling out the foreign policy ball. he has a big speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute in lexington. >> gregg: tell us how big the first debate is playing out in the campaign ads. >> reporter: both sides are trying to portray the other as the bigger fiber. he has new ad from both campaigns and both are saying the other is untruthful from taxes to anything under the sun. take a look. >> i don't have five trillion dollar tax cut. if you just implemented it would cut five trillion dollars. >> i will not produce the taxes paid by high income americans. >> is that actually true? >> the latest, not telling the truth about mitt romney's tax plan. the ap says doesn't add
he wants to hire more government workers? he wants to pick with winners and losers solyndra, losers in his case. we know where that leads. we have seen the last four years. we don't want four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: the debate at the university on long island is going to include foreign policy. to that end the governor is rolling out the foreign policy ball. he has a big speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute in lexington. >> gregg: tell us...
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i don't see any big failure of government in this case. >>trace: what do you make about getting away from the libyan government and go back to the obama administration when they say a day after it was declared a terrorist attack because they moved money and they declare it a terrorist attack on september 12, a day later that otherwise they could not do in such quick time or quick notice, yet, it was seven or eight days later before they declared it so. now there is a dispute inside the administration. what do you make of that? >>guest: i'm not sure. my same earlier comment applies. we have to allow a little bit of three way for people getting information in a time of chaos l is no doubt that ambassador rice probably wishes she had a caveat saying based on what we know now, we don't see evidence of terrorism. clearly, in a few days we had evidence there was terrorist intent and activity and presence. i don't necessarily see anything underhanded in what she was trying to accomplish with the statement. it was just, to use another term, it was
i don't see any big failure of government in this case. >>trace: what do you make about getting away from the libyan government and go back to the obama administration when they say a day after it was declared a terrorist attack because they moved money and they declare it a terrorist attack on september 12, a day later that otherwise they could not do in such quick time or quick notice, yet, it was seven or eight days later before they declared it so. now there is a dispute inside the...
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he is saying that his choice is one where a smaller government would have facility private enterprise to grow the economy. the other, his version of president obama's view is that government is still in control of everything. the challenge for governor romney and the debate on wednesday is going to be fully articulate his vision for america's future to the largest audience of his political career. >> we need to give the american people the choice we are offering. that is what we are offering. we owe the country a very clear choice of a different future. we can have a dynamic growing economy that produces opportunity or we can have a stagnant opportunity that fosters dependency. >> romney campaign is looking for a solid performance, no knock outs which the governor has become famous for. he has been avoiding those since he tried to make the with governor perry. >> what is the word on the foreign policy message for romney? >> the governor has an op-ed in the "wall street journal" saying of president obama, by failing to maintain our new, president obama has heightened the instability. h
he is saying that his choice is one where a smaller government would have facility private enterprise to grow the economy. the other, his version of president obama's view is that government is still in control of everything. the challenge for governor romney and the debate on wednesday is going to be fully articulate his vision for america's future to the largest audience of his political career. >> we need to give the american people the choice we are offering. that is what we are...
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trickle down government or prosperity through freedom. trickle down government that the president proposes is one where he will raise taxes on small business which will kill jobs. i, steady, want to keep taxes down to create jobs. >>reporter: sunday morning chris christie thought the campaign would be turned on his head and got flak but chris christie was right. >>trace: the romney campaign is portraying the race as a very stark choice between the two candidates. >>reporter: highlight the differences. they got help from moderator jim lehrer who said several times we are very clear that there are very stark differences between the two of you. governor romney tried to make this a referendum on obama but that was not going anywhere so the big choice highlighting on the different issues from taxes to spending and the deficit. >> only in washington would you count $4 trillion of reduction when, in fact, the plan called for adding $1 trillion of debtry one of the next fur years. i think that is wrong. we should instead take a course represented
trickle down government or prosperity through freedom. trickle down government that the president proposes is one where he will raise taxes on small business which will kill jobs. i, steady, want to keep taxes down to create jobs. >>reporter: sunday morning chris christie thought the campaign would be turned on his head and got flak but chris christie was right. >>trace: the romney campaign is portraying the race as a very stark choice between the two candidates. >>reporter:...
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and the state department and the pakistani government cautioning u.s. citizens about the possible terrorist attacks in the u.s. city islamabad. in part because of the american drone strikes along the pakistani afghan border. one trial leader in the region warns pakistan's government that militant activity won't end until the u.s. pulls its forces out of afghanistan. a new agreement announced, allowing one country to develop longer range missiles. it's our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. seconds. >> south korea, seoul, in washington d.c., revising the agreement allowing south korea to have missiles with the range of 500 miles, they could strike all of north korea if necessary. previously the south was restricted to missiles that could travel up to 186 miles, to prevent a nuclear arms race. spain, thousands of people marsh r marching in madrid, protesting the government's austerity measures, it's their second recession in three years and now they're suffering 25% unemployment and it's expected to get worse as the tourism season just end
and the state department and the pakistani government cautioning u.s. citizens about the possible terrorist attacks in the u.s. city islamabad. in part because of the american drone strikes along the pakistani afghan border. one trial leader in the region warns pakistan's government that militant activity won't end until the u.s. pulls its forces out of afghanistan. a new agreement announced, allowing one country to develop longer range missiles. it's our top story as we go around the world in...
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people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political spectrum? the left or right? supervisor chu: i know a lot of folks want to put a person in the position where they call you left, progressive, moderate, whatever category that might be, and i think it really depends on the issue. generally, i am a very practical legislator. i like to look at what the impacts of legislation would be before voting on it, so i think, depending on the issue, you could move around, and i think that should be the way that most people think, which is, "let's consider the facts of legislation before you actually consider it, irrespective of what spectrum it comes from." >> what did you l
people had or felt that they had opportunities or did not have opportunities, and what role it was that government played in those outcomes. that is what really put me on the path to public policy. so i pursued public policy both at occidental college, where i went to school as an undergrad, and also you see-berkeley where i pursued public policy -- also you see -- also uc-berkeley. that was really what shape my interest in public policy. >> where you place yourself on the local political...
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we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. today, our commitment to the gulf, and to america, has never been stronger. >>> after 15 hours in l.a. county's inmate reception center, these prisoners are sent to men's central jail. built in 1963, this maximum security facility can house up to 7,500 inmates. larger than most state prisons, the 900,000-square-foot facility is the first stop for 90% of the inmates. >> what you've got here is an entire population of the downtrodden. you've got the losers in society, you've got gang members. >> here we have everything from duis that are in h
we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the country. we hired three thousand people just last year. bp invests more in america than in any other country. in fact, over the last five years, no other energy company has invested more in the us than bp....
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narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance and eventual upgrades has resulted in a considerable repair and replacement backlog. allbee: on a national scale, if you looked at what we're spending now, and you looked at the additional investment requirements over the next 20 years, there's a $540 billion difference. man: so one of the greatest challenges is to reflect true value pricing. so that the citizens and businesses that rely on water and wastewater infrastructure systems are actually paying for it. narrator: cities and municipalities across the united states are now facing this funding gap, between projected revenue and projected expenses,
narrator: because original infrastructure investments were frequently subsidized by the federal government, water pricing was often calculated without accounting for the initial cost to build the systems. we made major investments in assets in the '50s, '60s, and '70s. and for the first 40 years of that pipe, there really may not have been many maintenance requirements. we're past that period now. narrator: water pricing based only on day-to-day operation, and not on planning for maintenance...
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. >> in egypt, use our influence, including clear conditions on our aid to urge the new government to represent all egyptians, to build democratic institutions and to maintain the peace treaty with israel. >> the national security analysts k.t. mcfarland. i have been waiting over 20 years for this speech. he was channeling ronald reagan. he was making a speech that talked about not just with pretty words but with policies, where he understands america can use the economic power to influence events and help shape world events, use our economic power in the sense of phone aid, if we get it, we want something back. but he talked about american military, he talked about, for example, putting aircraft carrier groups and men in the gulf, using economic warfare against iran using sanctions, tightening the sanctions and he realizes like reagan, that the notion of peace through strength is not just a throw away line but have a strong military so you never have to use it because no one picks a fight with you. >>eric: let me give you another soundbite talking about cutting off aid to egypt if we
. >> in egypt, use our influence, including clear conditions on our aid to urge the new government to represent all egyptians, to build democratic institutions and to maintain the peace treaty with israel. >> the national security analysts k.t. mcfarland. i have been waiting over 20 years for this speech. he was channeling ronald reagan. he was making a speech that talked about not just with pretty words but with policies, where he understands america can use the economic power to...
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the precedent for the the united states, a precedent that the executive branch of government can set aside the existing statute. >> and some say it's legal and consistent with contracting laws and regulation and what they advised contractors does not create new obligations for agencies or taxpayers, jamie. >> jamie: mike emanuel live from washington, good to see you. >> thank you. >> jamie: kelly? >> governor mitt romney slamming president obama's response to the attack in libya. ahead of the foreign policy speech he will give in the the swing state in virginia on monday. the governor says the president failed to lead on the tragedy. here he is on hannity. >> i believe, obviously, what happened there was a tragic failure. there had been warnings of a possible attack. there were requests on the part of our commission there, of our diplomates there, rather, to have additional security forces there and they were turned down and following the tragedy, we saw, well, misleading information coming from the administration and in fact, the president didn't acknowledge that this was a terroris
the precedent for the the united states, a precedent that the executive branch of government can set aside the existing statute. >> and some say it's legal and consistent with contracting laws and regulation and what they advised contractors does not create new obligations for agencies or taxpayers, jamie. >> jamie: mike emanuel live from washington, good to see you. >> thank you. >> jamie: kelly? >> governor mitt romney slamming president obama's response to the...
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. >>> congressional committee warning government agencies and private industry avoid doing business with china's two leading tech firms. the report warns that the companies pose major security threat to the u.s.. year long investigation found the companies are influenced by the chinese government and the telecommunications gear they sell may be compromise. -- may be compromised. >>> ample could be gearing up for a huge launch of ipad mini. "wall street journal" reports the company has asked suppliers to make more than 10 million, double the number amazon ordered for the kindle fire. apple said to be planning on october 17th, launch event. >>> if you missed events this weekend you have within more chance today. >>> plus, -- record breaking numbers on bay area mass transit. that's the >>> on katie, is heaven real. . then at 4:00, money saving myth the best time to get biggest holiday deals. then at 5, angry birds about to enter a galaxy far, far way those stories and more at 4 and 5. >>> fleet week wraps up today with tours of ships from the navy, coast guard and royal canadian navy. the u
. >>> congressional committee warning government agencies and private industry avoid doing business with china's two leading tech firms. the report warns that the companies pose major security threat to the u.s.. year long investigation found the companies are influenced by the chinese government and the telecommunications gear they sell may be compromise. -- may be compromised. >>> ample could be gearing up for a huge launch of ipad mini. "wall street journal"...
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oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man: sewickley township is a rural farming community, however, herminie itself would be considered to be the downtown area of the township. it's the agways, the auto-parts store, the bank. it's your typical small-town village. man: people think that rural areas are pristine and perfect and everybody has a nice, simple life. that's, uh, not exactly the situation here. when you come into town in the summer, you know you're coming to herminie. woman: the aroma in 90-degree days... can sometimes just want to knock you over. woman: we have water. we have power, we have
oberstar: the federal government has let down municipalities. the first investment under the '72 clean water act was to deal with the biggest waste streams. and after a period of six or seven years, to then go to municipalities under 250,000 population. but that was just about the time when the federal government converted to a loan program. so smaller-sized communities have had to deal with repayable loans. a larger cost on a smaller tax base, and, arguably, less affluent communities. man:...
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of course, the federal government outlaws marijuana and no u.s. state has ever approved it for recreational use. a recent poll indicates washington state may actually pass this one. look at the numbers here. half of voters in washington survey say they support legalizing pot just for fun. 38% say no. 12% are undecided and clearly stoned themselves. dan bringer in seattle. happy days are here, i suppose. >> yeah. shep. opponents of legalized pot are getting nervous because polls are also showing them trailing in the state of colorado and they're wondering why the president and his attorney general are not using the bully pulpit. couple years ago, you may remember, california had the same vote coming up and attorney general eric holder spoke out against it. he made it clear at that time that the drug would still be illegal under federal law and the law would be enforced. that measure failed. but this time around, president obama, his drug czar and the a.g. remained silent. even after getting a letter from nine former heads of the drug enforcement ad
of course, the federal government outlaws marijuana and no u.s. state has ever approved it for recreational use. a recent poll indicates washington state may actually pass this one. look at the numbers here. half of voters in washington survey say they support legalizing pot just for fun. 38% say no. 12% are undecided and clearly stoned themselves. dan bringer in seattle. happy days are here, i suppose. >> yeah. shep. opponents of legalized pot are getting nervous because polls are also...
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we are monitor what the government is saying. he is getting cheers about remarks of repealing obama care. carl is on the job . campaign carl, we don't call him that for nothing. moving on now . and sticking with the economy. gas prices reaching an all-time high in one state. that plays in to the economy especially where people are seeing upards to five dollars a gallonon and a serve of deadly attacks. they are known as green on blue attackings. oliver north is embedded with our troops and he joins us live next. and a u.s. navy seal who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation is honored. we'll show you the u.s. navy is choosing to remember his name . [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. now we need a little bit more... a little bit more vanilla? this is great! [ male announcer ] at humana, we believe there's never
we are monitor what the government is saying. he is getting cheers about remarks of repealing obama care. carl is on the job . campaign carl, we don't call him that for nothing. moving on now . and sticking with the economy. gas prices reaching an all-time high in one state. that plays in to the economy especially where people are seeing upards to five dollars a gallonon and a serve of deadly attacks. they are known as green on blue attackings. oliver north is embedded with our troops and he...
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president ', you lost the economy when you basically threw in with the big government and the big government taking over the private sector the bailout and the this and the that, it didn't work. what are you going to change or are imug to keep doing big government spending? and i need a real concise answer on that. that's what i would do. >> if i were the president, i would say this is the amount of jobs we were losing. this is the amount of jobs that we're gaining. look at manufacturing. look at general motors. >> okay. but we're not, leslie. we are not gaining just as many jobs. but that's not true. so lehrer then would be forced to say if that were true, mr. president, unemployment would be coming down, and it isn't. it's staying the same. so you can do a three card monty and say you are creating this and that, but the stat is the stat. it's 8.1 or whatever, 1 or 2%. and that's where it's holding. you see, this is where we are not going to get tonight and we lost kirsten. we are not ignoring kirsten by the way. this is what happens when you do live television. the satellite, a martian att
president ', you lost the economy when you basically threw in with the big government and the big government taking over the private sector the bailout and the this and the that, it didn't work. what are you going to change or are imug to keep doing big government spending? and i need a real concise answer on that. that's what i would do. >> if i were the president, i would say this is the amount of jobs we were losing. this is the amount of jobs that we're gaining. look at manufacturing....
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the government cannot create opportunity. the development will create opportunities which will bring employment in. it will bring businesses in and it will turn around and increase our tax base and it has to come from the private sector and i believe the project is a very good project and i support it. >> thank you sir. mr. yee. >> here are my two criterias when it comes to housing. i believe in reasonable growth and i believe in healthy robust community process, so here we are. we just developed something in our district on ocean avenue and we had a healthy discussion around the avalon development. broke ground. no protests. people agreed on it. felix circle we had a healthy discussion and we will have additional housing there too. i was just up on crest mount drive. there is controversy over there whether this is reasonable or not and i don't think the developer who is have presented the project is reasonable, but the neighbors in seem to be reasonable because they weren't saying "don't build anything". they said "let's sca
the government cannot create opportunity. the development will create opportunities which will bring employment in. it will bring businesses in and it will turn around and increase our tax base and it has to come from the private sector and i believe the project is a very good project and i support it. >> thank you sir. mr. yee. >> here are my two criterias when it comes to housing. i believe in reasonable growth and i believe in healthy robust community process, so here we are. we...
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since i came to san francisco we've had homelessness and it's gotten worse, and so i believe that local government hasn't done enough for the homeless, and as i stated in an earlier answer i believe that money for the homeless should come from downtown corporations through the war profit tax and provide housing for the homeless. we have a cacantacy rate here that is high and park merced where it's high and i believe those units should be used to house homeless people with the revenue generates from the war profits tax so that's what i would propose in dealing with the homeless issue. >> all right. thank you sir. mr. rogers. >> you know sadly the 50% of the homeless are actually vietnam veterans and so this makes homelessness really a national embarrassment. in the past they had post traumatic stress disorder was claimed to be -- the people had it before they were in war, before they went through a terribly difficult time and they did not provide the people any money. fortunately with the obama administration this has changed and these people are coming back and being able to be given some money, s
since i came to san francisco we've had homelessness and it's gotten worse, and so i believe that local government hasn't done enough for the homeless, and as i stated in an earlier answer i believe that money for the homeless should come from downtown corporations through the war profit tax and provide housing for the homeless. we have a cacantacy rate here that is high and park merced where it's high and i believe those units should be used to house homeless people with the revenue generates...
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shutting down pharmacies you have the federal government saying that doctors who prescribe more than twenty pain medications a day and if you look at sarasota county it's got a lot of old people a lot of slip and fall accidents not to really get you know medical marijuana which can also be used to treat chronic pain is illegal in florida and in the majority of the united states so if you're looking at what can you prescribe someone who's got a broken hip or just had knee replacement surgery you're looking really at only heavy duty pharmaceutical such as hydrocodone and oxy contin these kinds of things so this pushes on two things one is made doctors terrified for their profession it is killing businesses by showing them pharmacies and it is preventing access to pain medication and i think when you look at this push like this is obviously the least bad thing this form in the sense that it's you know there is something very experienced about the fact that it doesn't say that it's for law enforcement purposes right and i think law enforcement even where they had a hand in sort of drawin
shutting down pharmacies you have the federal government saying that doctors who prescribe more than twenty pain medications a day and if you look at sarasota county it's got a lot of old people a lot of slip and fall accidents not to really get you know medical marijuana which can also be used to treat chronic pain is illegal in florida and in the majority of the united states so if you're looking at what can you prescribe someone who's got a broken hip or just had knee replacement surgery...
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government important, government has to help, government has to stimulate the private economy. every answer to every question by barack obama was more government. whether it was education, taxes, healthcare, green energy, more government, more government, more government. bill: the mayor says he praises governor romney for his performance. martha: they are paying attention in the key battleground state of ohio. this has been a tough territory ohio for the past couple weeks for mitt romney in the polls. some voters hit the local bars. their we action a bit split. watch. >> you have got four more years of obama or 8 years of romney. you can do four years fast. eight years is a long time. >> this is the first time they have seen them side by side and they are learning a lot here. i think romney exposed a lot of obama's weaknesses. and deficiencies. so i would give the slight edge to romney. martha: wisdom come be from those gentlemen. some in the crowd did not care what either candidate had to say. one man said he already made up his mind and he voted early. that changes the die m
government important, government has to help, government has to stimulate the private economy. every answer to every question by barack obama was more government. whether it was education, taxes, healthcare, green energy, more government, more government, more government. bill: the mayor says he praises governor romney for his performance. martha: they are paying attention in the key battleground state of ohio. this has been a tough territory ohio for the past couple weeks for mitt romney in...
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you need the government to help. way country came up, neighbors helping neighbors an friends helping others and family in the community. not so much uncle sam, alan. >> that is great if everybody has neighbor to help and organization to go to. not everybody can day pend upon that. when romney said at the same time will cut tax rates from the rich to 35 to 25% or the rich will not pay less than now just disingenuous. megyn: will cut tax rates across the board. not just for the rich. >> numbers don't match up. he said the rich -- numbers don't work and he was not forced to make the numbers work last night. >> he is not giving, he is not giving tax relief to the wealthy. that is broken talking point. megyn: coming up next, serious update on meningitis. megyn: fox news alert. five people are now dead in a growing outbreak of deadly meningitis. dozens more are being treated in five states. doctors across the united states are on the lookout for any sign of this rare but deadly disease. trace gallagher has more in l.a.. tr
you need the government to help. way country came up, neighbors helping neighbors an friends helping others and family in the community. not so much uncle sam, alan. >> that is great if everybody has neighbor to help and organization to go to. not everybody can day pend upon that. when romney said at the same time will cut tax rates from the rich to 35 to 25% or the rich will not pay less than now just disingenuous. megyn: will cut tax rates across the board. not just for the rich....
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planned protest the governor said the bill could divert attention from a true emergency by requiring government agencies to apply for a court order within six hours of service shutdown she spent years under house arrest in her fight for democracy in burma pro- democracy activist was in san francisco is part of a high- profile visit it that includes standing ovations in washington and the united nations. anne mackovic explains her appearance is important >>> those of my generation will know i've come to san francisco with flowers in my hair. >>> known simply as the lady nobel pripet peace prizewinner spoke in front of a packed house at usf >>> we must always have eyes focused toward the future even as we deal with present and its difficulties and problems >>> the first visit to the west since 1971 for the political prisoner turned parliamentarian she is a key figure in the transition to democracy in burma also known as me and mark. >>> today she spoke mainly in burmese >>> she was trying to say don't forget your roof and were you are from >>> many exiles are here as well >>> and a dream come tru
planned protest the governor said the bill could divert attention from a true emergency by requiring government agencies to apply for a court order within six hours of service shutdown she spent years under house arrest in her fight for democracy in burma pro- democracy activist was in san francisco is part of a high- profile visit it that includes standing ovations in washington and the united nations. anne mackovic explains her appearance is important >>> those of my generation will...
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. >>> congressional committee warning government agencies and private indtry avoid doing business wit cina' tw leading tech firms. the port war that the companies pose major security threat to the u.s.. year long investigation found the companies are influenced by the chinese government and the telecommunications gear they sell may be compromise. -- may be compromised. >>> ample could be gearing up for a hugeaunch of ipad mini. "wall street journal" reports the company has asked suppliers to make more than 10 million, double the number amazon ordered for the kindle fire. apple said to be planning on october 17th, launch event. >>> if you missed eventshis weekend you have thin mo anceoday. >>plus, -- ror baking mberon b area mass tr >>> on katie, is heaven real. . then at 4:00, money saving myth the best time to get biggest holiday deals. then at 5,angry birds about to enter a galax far, far way those stories and more at 4 and 5. >>> fleet week wraps up today with tours of ships from the navy, coast guard and royal canadian navy. the uss makin island is a helicopter carrier amphibious
. >>> congressional committee warning government agencies and private indtry avoid doing business wit cina' tw leading tech firms. the port war that the companies pose major security threat to the u.s.. year long investigation found the companies are influenced by the chinese government and the telecommunications gear they sell may be compromise. -- may be compromised. >>> ample could be gearing up for a hugeaunch of ipad mini. "wall street journal" reports the...
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some claim the government makes it easier for to you get food stamps than to get a job. john stosesle looks at the cost of a welfare state approximate who is footing the bill. canada's cracking down on immigration fraud, promising to revoke citizenship to more than 3,000 people. and there could be more cases on the way. that's one of our most clicked stories. we have more from the newsroom with what you are reading on foxnews.com. >> reporter: candidates -- can district attorney's immigration minister says thens have applied for citizenship and attained it fraudulently. it is believed they paid someone to help prove they were living in canada, even though they were living abroad. this is part of a three-year crackdown. another popular story online, a peanut butter recall, more than 200 peanut products are being recalled across america. they may contain salmonella. they come from sunland plant in my mexico and they have extended the recall all the way back to march 2010. 35 people from states across the country have gotten sick from the peanut butter. mostly children. >>
some claim the government makes it easier for to you get food stamps than to get a job. john stosesle looks at the cost of a welfare state approximate who is footing the bill. canada's cracking down on immigration fraud, promising to revoke citizenship to more than 3,000 people. and there could be more cases on the way. that's one of our most clicked stories. we have more from the newsroom with what you are reading on foxnews.com. >> reporter: candidates -- can district attorney's...
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quinn floated the idea that the federal government could bail out, that is the federal government, you, could bail out his state's pension program if illinois' finances took a turn for the worse. critics are pouncing saying states cannot give away big benefit packages and then expect the federal taxpayer to come to the rescue. "the chicago tribune" says the stampede of other states with pension red ink could lead to a federal taxpayer bill of over $2 trillion. that's with a t, and let me tell you, folks, that's just one estimate. others put it between 1 trillion and 25 trillion that we could potentially get to. lou dobbs is host of "lou dobbs tonight" on the fox business network, he's also a syndicated radio host. so governor quinn in illinois can't figure out how to get himself out of these pensions that they've overpromised and feel like they're going to have to underdeliver on, and he's considering making the rest of us pay for them? [laughter] >> he's considering, he's hoping, he's begging, he's wishing. the fact of the matter is governor quinn and the rest of the state of illinois
quinn floated the idea that the federal government could bail out, that is the federal government, you, could bail out his state's pension program if illinois' finances took a turn for the worse. critics are pouncing saying states cannot give away big benefit packages and then expect the federal taxpayer to come to the rescue. "the chicago tribune" says the stampede of other states with pension red ink could lead to a federal taxpayer bill of over $2 trillion. that's with a t, and let...
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they have been in these running battles with the syrian government as this war continues and the government is trying to keep the pressure up on the rebels. there has been one very big bright spot for the rebels this week. they have reported that they captured a syrian air defense base. that's significant because inside that air defense base are a number of anti-aircraft missiles. as you might remember, the syrian president has been using his air force to pound away at the rebels it impunity with the surface-to-air missiles, if they figure out how to use them that would give them a way to fight back against president assad's helicopters and his air force. we also got disturbing word from the rebels. they posted the video. we have a still frame from the video to show you of a number of iranian hostages being held by the rebels. they say they will start executing those iranian hostages if the syrians and iranians do not start releasing syrian rebel prisoners. this will be a real test in terms of how much iran is willing to stand behind president assad, if they're ill willing to see their own
they have been in these running battles with the syrian government as this war continues and the government is trying to keep the pressure up on the rebels. there has been one very big bright spot for the rebels this week. they have reported that they captured a syrian air defense base. that's significant because inside that air defense base are a number of anti-aircraft missiles. as you might remember, the syrian president has been using his air force to pound away at the rebels it impunity...
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government is not required to mediate any disagreements between the two parties of the blue mountain libya partnership. both parties must agree to change key personnel. the contract terms and conditions preclude subcontracting. there was no immediate response from blue mountain. k. to fox's request for comments. asked about the security dispute, the team told fox they would look into it further and i would note that july 10 letter said the state department was satisfied with the performance on security to date. bill? >> more report o'clock on this. i'm certain. thank you. >>> federal government now moving forward with a controversial multi million dollar deal to buy a prison in the state of illinois. the government had previously considered using that facility, the thompson correctional center, as an alternative to the prison at guantanamo bay, cuba. the white house says that's not part of the plan anymore, but critics are not buying it. >> the concern is that the justice department, after the election, may very well move people from guantanamo bay into the topson prison or the super
government is not required to mediate any disagreements between the two parties of the blue mountain libya partnership. both parties must agree to change key personnel. the contract terms and conditions preclude subcontracting. there was no immediate response from blue mountain. k. to fox's request for comments. asked about the security dispute, the team told fox they would look into it further and i would note that july 10 letter said the state department was satisfied with the performance on...
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he burst on the the scene years ago and about to overthrow the government. when he got into politics, everyone was quite skeptical. they now have 80% of the seats in parliament with no credible opposition. it is likely he would be able to oust this powerful ruling party, and it is what he has done, partly thanks to a scandal that broke a few weeks ago where prison guards were seen abusing prisoners. arguably, that is what ousted the ruling party from power. >> some of the reports we're getting is that this will now mean a tilt away from the west and towards russia. is that how you read it? >> it is very hard to say. he himself is a bit ambivalent about this. he gets asked about this a lot. he is accused of having links to the kremlin. some suspect him even of being a stooge about -- vladimir putin. he denies all of this. he says that he sold his businesses in russia and portrays himself as a crowd georgian. it must be said that even though he wants to keep the pro- western, pro-nato course i and georgia, he says at the same time he wants to reestablish links
he burst on the the scene years ago and about to overthrow the government. when he got into politics, everyone was quite skeptical. they now have 80% of the seats in parliament with no credible opposition. it is likely he would be able to oust this powerful ruling party, and it is what he has done, partly thanks to a scandal that broke a few weeks ago where prison guards were seen abusing prisoners. arguably, that is what ousted the ruling party from power. >> some of the reports we're...
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the turkish government insists it will respond forcefully to any of cells on -- assaults by syria on the turkish people. the country does not intend to start a war with syria but he has the backing of parliament to act with force if necessary. the turkish foreign minister spokesmen told the bbc it was in syria's hands to insure calm returned to the area. >> there were schelling's in the last 10 days. -- shelling in the last 10 days. the thelling was huge -- the shelling was huge and painful. we do not want to declare a war, but we have to prepare for any eventuality to protect our citizens. >> we are in the border area with our correspondents in just a few minutes. let's have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. american tourists killed a person after opening fire in a hotel. the gunman was shot dead by security forces after he opened fire on friday morning. this happens at a red sea resort. the boats for -- motives for the gunfire is not known. lawyers for the islamist say his deteriorating mental health means he will be on fit to plead at trial. a
the turkish government insists it will respond forcefully to any of cells on -- assaults by syria on the turkish people. the country does not intend to start a war with syria but he has the backing of parliament to act with force if necessary. the turkish foreign minister spokesmen told the bbc it was in syria's hands to insure calm returned to the area. >> there were schelling's in the last 10 days. -- shelling in the last 10 days. the thelling was huge -- the shelling was huge and...